Imaging as an End Point in Isch ...
Imaging of cardiac function and anatomy has advanced at an exponential rate over the past two decades. Our ability to quantitatively assess the degr ...
Intravascular Imaging in Patien ...
The most common cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is vulnerable plaque rupture. Other less common causes are attenuated plaques, erosions, and ...
Utilizing Risk Scores in Determ ...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of multivessel and/or left main stem disease have been shown to be potentially legitimate revascularization ...
Revascularization for Unprotect ...
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been considered the standard therapy for unprotected (nonrevascularized) left main coronary disease (ULM) ...
Echocardiographic Assessment an ...
The evaluation and management of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are often challenging. Significant TR is an independent predictor of reduced event-fre ...
Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch: An ...
Prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) is present when the effective orifice area of the inserted prosthetic valve is too small in relation to body size. ...
Monitoring the Patient with Tra ...
Sufficient time has passed that adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) specialists now frequently encounter survivors born with complete transpositio ...
Evaluation of Tricuspid Valve M ...
Tricuspid valve (TV) disease commonly occurs in combination with left-sided heart disease. Despite the growing enthusiasm for developing novel minim ...
Preventing Sudden Death in the ...
Adults with repaired congenital heart disease represent a complex and heterogeneous group of patients that are increasingly surviving beyond childho ...
Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Aorti ...
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common form of congenital heart disease, with frequent and premature occurrence of cardiac events, dominated ...
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fib ...
The left atrial appendage (LAA) is the primary nonvalvular cause of cardioembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).Warfarin and dire ...
P2Y12 Antagonists in Acute Coro ...
Acute coronary syndromes reflect a spectrum of disease related, most commonly, to the sudden reduction in blood flow to a portion of myocardium. The ...
Exercise Hemodynamics in Valvul ...
Exercise hemodynamics play an important role in the evaluation and management of patients with both severe stenotic or regurgitant valve lesions. Ex ...
Microvascular Angina: Assessmen ...
Microvascular angina (MVA) is an often overlooked cause of significant chest pain. Decreased myocardial perfusion secondary to dysregulated blood fl ...
How Serious a Problem is Bleedi ...
Recent studies have highlighted the critical importance of bleeding complications on prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). In f ...
Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis: W ...
Although there is general agreement that symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) requires urgent surgery, it remains controversial when to operate on asymp ...
Novel F-18–Labeled PET Myocardi ...
Myocardial perfusion imaging is a widely used approach to noninvasively identify myocardial ischemia and guide therapies. It is typically performed ...
Beyond Aspirin and Clopidogrel: ...
Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel is a well-established standard of care for patients with acute coronary syndromes. Whether th ...
Beyond Aspirin and Clopidogrel: ...
Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel is a well-established standard of care for patients with acute coronary syndromes. Whether th ...
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonan ...
Imaging has a central role in the evaluation of patients with heart failure (HF). Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is rapidly evolving as a v ...
Imaging of Coronary Inflammatio ...
Conventional algorithms and noninvasive imaging tests for the identification of stable, hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease offer li ...
Personalized Antiplatelet Thera ...
P2Y12-ADP receptor antagonist use has been critical in the development of percutaneous coronary intervention, dramatically reducing the rate of earl ...
Treatment of Ventricular Tachyc ...
Heart failure is a major public health concern that is frequently complicated by ventricular arrhythmias. Sustained ventricular tachycardia is assoc ...
Variation of Heart-to-Mediastin ...
Studies have repeatedly shown the utility of 123I-mIBG cardiac sympathetic imaging for identifying symptomatic heart failure patients most likely to ...
Optimal Medical Therapy, Lifest ...
Medical and lifestyle secondary prevention strategies are essential components for reducing cardiovascular risk, irrespective of whether revasculari ...